Our top media stories of 2014.
The Journalism Wars: The Resignations at Russia Today
Russia Today has made headlines and not for it’s news coverage. But for the resignations of two employees.
The Age of TV Jokers: Arab Media on the Brink
By Ramzy Baroud
At this critical stage of popular transformation, the stunting of critical Arab media will register its negative impact for years to come. To save themselves, some Arab regimes have chosen to sacrifice the intellect of their societies.
Jonathan Pedneault
International Law is Inadequate when it comes to Protecting Journalists from Savagery
The vicious execution of US journalist James Foley by militants of the Islamic State deepens the concern that international law and diplomacy may be ill-equipped to address crimes against media workers reporting from conflict zones.
The War on Al Jazeera: Egypt, False News and the Journalistic Code
The fates of Peter Dreste and his two colleagues from Al Jazeera, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were already predetermined by an Egypt court even before they appeared locked in a courtroom cage.
CNN
By Ramzy Baroud
Welcome to the CNN’s Yemen. A Yemen largely painted through the eyes of Western journalists sitting in a cozy news bureau.
Despite its Detractors, the film, The Rise of al-Qaeda has its Many Supporters
By John Price
An Interfaith panel and several Muslim organizations are upset over the film, ‘The Rise of al-Qaeda,’ depicting the September 11, 2001 terrorist attackers as Islamic jihadists.
